June 1, 1898.] 



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Engine Room. 



FOEECASTLE. 



Owner's Room. 



Main Saloon. 



Staterooms. 



SAIL PLAN STEAM YACHT "MARIETTA. 



RIFLE NOTES. 



An interesting incident to those who were on the inside took place in 

 one of our shooting parks last week. A rifleman of known ability had 

 ordered a new barrel for his rifle from a New York gunsmith who has 

 a reputation for getting up barrels for shooting lubricated bullets 

 without cleaning. The barrel was fitted to the rifle, tested and deliv- 

 ered to the shooter. The shooter took the rifle out and tried it, and 

 not getting satisfactory results, brought it back and said it was no 

 good— in fact, condemned it. The gunsniith^advised the shooter to 

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the barrel is no good." Now the gunsmith, knowing the peculiarities 

 of the rifle crank and having a natural feeling of sensitiveness for his 

 reputation as a gunsmith, says to himself, "I will give those cranks a 

 little dose of bitters." So he unscrews the barrel in question from the 

 action and replaces it with another which belongs to a rifle that is 

 known far and wide for its close shooting qualities, saying to himself, 

 "It's a dollar to a doughnut that they condemn this barrel." The rifle 

 was taken out and tried from a muzzle rest. The two cranks fired 

 shot after shot, the most of them good, but now and then one that 

 they did not "inspect;" and the final verdict was that the barrel was 

 not right. Where the fault lay they could not say; there was no lead 

 in barrel. In cleaning it out after shooting it some time, one crank 

 said to the other, "I can't imderstand it at all, that barrel seems to be 

 perfect !" 



There is a report in circulation that one of the crack riflemen of 

 Europe will make his appearance in America within a few weeks pre- 

 pared to meet the best offhand riflemen that this country can produce. 

 If this individual should happen to strike New York there is no doubt 

 that he will find a few innocents who will be pleased to give him a 

 little preUminary practice before striking for the woolly West. 



After the close of the Zettler Club prize shoot which took place a 

 few days since, and while the tired shooters were sitting ai-ound the 



festive board regaling the inner man, the subject of match shooting 

 was discussed to some extent. A .Jerseyman made the statement that 

 New Jersey could produce five men who were strong and able enough 

 to outshoot in a 100 shot match any five men that could be produced 

 in the United States. This assertion created a slight sensation among 

 the group of shooters present, and there was some talk of taking five 

 men from New York city and call the enthusiastic Jerseyman down, 

 but up to the present moment there does not appear to have been any 

 movement made on the part of the New York riflemen to bring the 

 matter to a head. • 



Excelsior Rifle Club. 



The regulor weekly gallery shoot of the Excelsior Club was held 

 at its headquarters,"" No. 78 Montgomery street, Jersey City, on 

 Tuesday night. May 23. Six members were on hand to participate in 

 the medal competition. C. Bauchel made the fine score of 247. The 

 scores of the members are appended. Ten shots, possible 250, distance 

 rsf t. : C. Bauchel 247, J. Speicher 244, C. Thomas 243, W. J. Hennessey 

 MO, R. A. DufC 222, L. A. Ryer 220. 



At the weekly outdoor shoot at Armbruster's Park, on Friday after- 

 noon, May 26, only three members put in an appearance, who scored: 

 L. P. Hanson 228, C. Ward 212, Wm. Weber 207. 



Independent N. Y. Schutzen Corps. 



The Independent N. Y. Corps, under the lead of Captain Wm. V. 

 Weber, assembled in Washington Park on Wednesday, May 24. The 

 weather was fine. Ernest Fisher made 115 points (5 shots) out of a 

 possible 125, on the ring target. Messrs. Walther and Kuhn tied on 

 the man target each with a score of 57. That undecided tie from the 

 winter gaUery shoot for the club medal between B. Walther and Gus 

 Zimmerman was shot off to day. Each contestant shot three shots on 

 the man target, possible 60. Walther made 52 and Zimmerman 50. 

 Scores on the ring target, 5 shots, possible 125: E. Fisher 115, Ceb. 

 Krauss 110, Wm. Hayes 107, Ignatz Marten 107, Fred Simon 105, P. Pitt- 

 schier 83, J. Lowie 83, M. Kuhn 75. 



Man target, 3 shots, possible 60: M. Kuhn 57, B. Walther 57, Gus. 

 Zimmerman 56, J. Marten 56, Wm. Hayes 55, Geb. Krauss 55, E.- Fisher 

 55, Fred. Simon 54. H. Weber 53, Alex. Stein 52, F. Pittschier 52. 



Point target. 5 shots, possible 20 (4in. centre): Gus Zimmerman 19, 

 Alex. Stein 18, Pred. Simon 17. Geb. Krauss 17, E. Fisher 16, H. Weber 

 16, J. Marten 16, M. Baah 15, P. Pittschier 14, H. Sulzer 14, A. Stolzen- 

 berger 14. M. Kuhn 13, M. Sternkopf 13, J. Lower 13, P. Bauer 13, 

 W. LoeU 13, J. Volz 12, M. Heoman 12, W. Kurtzer 10, M. Zuschlag 8. 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



Thk weekly gallery shoot of the club was held at its headquarters 

 on Friday night. May 26. Eleven members participated in the compe- 

 tition for class medals. George Purkess was high with 242. The 

 scores ai'e appended, 10 shots, possible 250: Geo. Purkess 242, Wm. 

 H. Robedoux 237, C. Boag 237, C. H. Chevant 236, G. Plaisted 236, W. 

 C. Collins 236, J. Boag 235, J. Spahm 235, Henry Gotthardt 227, Joseph 

 Kaiser 225, John Hill 224, 



The weekly outdoor shoot took place in Armbruster's Park on Sat- 

 urday afternoon. May 27. The weather conditions at the start were 

 not favorable for high scores on account of the changable light, but 

 late in the afternoon the conditions were improved and some good 

 scores were made. Fred Ross led the others with a score of 228, 

 Plaisted and Dorrler tieing with 222 each. The scores are appended, 

 30 shots, possible 250, distance 215yds. : Fred Ross 228, George W. 

 Plaisted 222, M. Dorrler 223, C. H. Chevant 214, O. C. Boyce 234, Wm. 

 H. Robedoux 212, C. Schelein 210, J. Boag 207, J. Spahn 203, John 

 HUl 189. 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Beidbman, N. J., May 25.— The following shows the weekly shoot of 

 the Beideman Rifie Club, week ending May 20; conaitions, 25yds., 

 strictly off-hand targets, 34in. ring, possible 250: A. J. Yergey 247, E. 

 L. Gardiner 243, J. L. Wood 242, W. Gilbert 235. 



Walter. Gilbert, Sec'y. 



